Nima Taleghani

Nima Taleghani is a British actor and playwright. He is known for his role as Youssef Farouk in Heartstopper and is the first playwright to have a debut play staged at the Royal National Theatre's Olivier Theatre.

Early life Taleghani was born and raised on Elthorne estate in Archway, North London. His parents emigrated to the United Kingdom from Iran before he was born.

Taleghani is the first playwright to have a debut play staged at the Royal National Theatre's Olivier Theatre, a rap-infused version of the Greek tragedy The Bacchae.

He played the role of Youssef Farouk in the Netflix coming-of-age romantic comedy drama television series Heartstopper. He also had television roles in Hatton Garden, Waiting for the Out, Danny Boy, and Causality. Taleghani has also had film roles in Femme, 90 Minutes, and Dublin Oldschool. He reprised his role as Youssef Farouk in the film Heartstopper Forever.